The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[ArchangelMadzz]

Ka-pi96 said:

ArchangelMadzz said:

It's about how the traditional position is the number on the shirt. 

It's like how most 11's are left wingers. (Martial, Neymar, Giggs)  Same as a 6 is a CDM (Veratti, Xavi, Pogba)

So Harry Kane would be ranked as one of the best No.9's in the league even though he has the no.10 shirt. It's just easier as the term 'forward' 'Striker' has kinda shifted meanings and responsibilities. 

For example saying Juan mata should be playing a no. 10 role instead of saying that Juan Mata should be playing a creative position directly behind the striker whilst also making forward runs into the box.. 

 

                     no.1

no.2      no.4       no.5        no.3

                      no.6         

          no.10            no.8

No.7                                 No.11

                    No.9 

Usually...

Using archaic and outdated terms is easier than using more descriptive terms that people actually understand?

I just hope it's mostly old people that use those terms then and that they'll be phased out as they move on. For your Mata example I think saying he should be playing an attacking midfield or second striker role makes much more sense and is easier to understand that saying a #10 role. Especially since as far as I'm aware the #10 is usually associated with a teams top goalscorer (eg. Kane, Aguero etc).

The thing is it's difficult to define positions when they're changing all the time. A full-back crossing into the box regularly would've been unheard of not that long ago.

The idea of these 'roles' in football being given numbers makes sense. Saying you're gonna moves a centre back into the 6 role is just easy. 

And the Number 9 is still predominantly the main striker. Benzema, Lukaku, Cavani, Lewandowski, Aubameyang, Suarez, Falcao, Morata, Belotti etc etc.